Biography of Thomas W. BurkhartTipton County, IN Biographies

THOMAS W. BURKHART, a farmer, was born in Butler County, Ohio, May 16, 1841; his parents are John and Sarah
(Bridges) Burk­hart. Thomas was reared on a farm, and, when he attained his majority, engaged in farming on
a tract of timbered land containing 200 acres, situated in Section 33, Cicero Township, Tipton County; his present
farm. of 120 acres he has since acquired, and moved on it in 1863, where he has resided for twenty years; he has
100 acres under cultivation, splendidly ditched and unsurpassed for fertility; he averages annually on this land
fifty bushels of corn and from fifteen to eighteen bushels of wheat; he raises a fair amount of stock, consisting
principally of hogs and cattle; he was married in Tipton County March 22, 1863, to Miss Emily Egler. They have
five children, namely, Mrs. Ada A. Beckett, Eddie E., James C., Francis H. and Mary C. Politically, he is a member
of the Democratic party.